+Benedictine Sisters, Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho


Watch the Monastery Change

There is a major renovation project underway at the Monastery.  The project will preserve the building, sustain its beauty and make it suitable for life in the 21st century.  We will install an ADA compliant elevator to provide access to all the floors in the monastery and residential annex, replace 263 single pane windows with double pane energy efficient ones and renovate and reorganize living and work spaces. The project will run from March to November 2006

Total Monastery Projects

Elevator-the elevator will be ADA compliant and provide access to all the floors of the monastery including the residential annex.  It will have 6 stops.
Windows-replacing 263 windows in the Annex and Original Stone Building.  The old windows have to be removed, new windows installed, stained to match original woodwork and varnished.  The flashing on the outside of the windows will also be replaced
  Telephone and Nurses Call System

First Floor Projects

Book and Gift Shop-The old small dining room and maintenance office were demolished and made into one room.
Kitchen-new walk-in freezer and refrigerator, new pantry storage and office for the Kitchen manager.
  Small Dinning Room-Old College Library divided into two rooms, one becomes this new Dinning Room.
Office and Work Space
  • Maintenance
  • Bindery
  • Monastery Lights
  Exercise Room

Second Floor Projects

Community Room-redesigned to accommodate the new elevator lobby.
  Library-Old College Library and Lectio Library were combined, the Lectio Library space was extended into the old entryway and visiting parlors.
  Public ADA Compliant Restroom-the old infirmary tub room, a door was added opening onto the hallway
  Transportation Office/Phone Room-moved from the old dark parlor to the old house coordinators office
  Visiting Parlor-the wall between two small rooms was removed to create

Third Floor Projects

Development Office
  Health Center
  Vocation Office
  Administrative Support Services
  • Conference room
  • Offices
  • Workroom

Fourth Floor Projects

  Initial Formation Space
  • Directors office
  • Study Room-Guardian Angel
  • Class Room-Mary Magdalene
  • Recreation Room-St. Mechtild
Kitchenette/Bathroom-Old tub room and mens bathroom demolished, new tub room and Kitchenette created.
  St. Agnes Dorm
  • Sewing Room
  • Office Space
  • Meeting Space

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 Idaho Corporation of Benedictine Sisters
Monastery of  St. Gertrude
465 Keuterville Road
Cottonwood, ID 83522-5183
208-962-3224
FAX  208-962-7212
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Revised 6 October,  2006